Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf break

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 14 Apr 2026 NZST
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Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is
15.0° C
(Which is 2.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 11PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)--
Afternoon (14 Apr)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (14 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
1
1
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
!
!
!
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
ENE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.9
S
0.9
S
1.1
S
1.4
S
1.7
SSW
1.9
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
2.2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.7
S
1.5
S
1.3
S
Period(s) (?)9141313131312121212121010999812111010999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)25417716716516216010918413813613615314319431344252434352814992681484356258
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
25
NW
15
NW
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
10
SW
5
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
25
NW
20
W
10
S
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
0
NNW
15
NNE
15
N
20
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossoncross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise------7:00-------7:01-------7:01-
Sunset5:55-------5:53-------5:52-------
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------21----------
Temp. °C161514121111131414131414101012151412111111111114
Feels °C (?)12910977101311999778109889107710
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